Grade 3 Data & Graphs: Mixed Data Review

Worked examples

Real problems from the practice worksheets, solved one step at a time.

1. Example 1

   Favorite fruits

   Favorite fruits

   apples

   15

   bananas

   15

   oranges

   6

   grapes

   2

   strawberries

   4

   How many strawberries?

   1. Find the strawberries bar in the “Favorite fruits” bar graph.
   2. Read the number where the strawberries bar ends: 4.
   3. So the answer is 4: the strawberries bar shows 4.

   Answer: 4

2. Example 2

   Favorite weather

   Favorite weather

   sunny days

   4

   rainy days

   6

   cloudy days

   2

   snowy days

   14

   Which has the fewest?

   1. Read the number for every bar: sunny days 4, rainy days 6, cloudy days 2, snowy days 14.
   2. The smallest number is 2: it is less than 4, 6, 14.
   3. 2 belongs to cloudy days, so cloudy days has the fewest.

   Answer: cloudy days

3. Example 3

   Favorite colors

   Favorite colors

   red

   13

   blue

   15

   green

   10

   yellow

   8

   purple

   6

   How many red?

   1. Find the red bar in the “Favorite colors” bar graph.
   2. Read the number where the red bar ends: 13.
   3. So the answer is 13: the red bar shows 13.

   Answer: 13